Screamer "Highway of Heroes"

    Get ready to pull out those denim jackets, jump on your motorcycle, and go racing down the highway with the police in hot pursuit while Screamer’s new album, “Highway of Heroes,” is blasting at full volume. The Swedish based band’s new release is a powerful dose of classic metal and hard rock that is focused on capturing the metal world through relentless force.

    The album is the fourth full-length release in the band’s discography and definitely brings together a variety of classic hard rock and metal elements. As of recent there has been a strong surge of up and coming classic metal worship acts who have really made an impact with some brilliant new releases. I believe Screamer recorded a solid album with, “Highway of Heroes,” and compared to some of the band’s earlier works I think that this release raises the bar. The guitar work is extremely fluid and the melodic riff compositions are very catchy. Overall the production is rather impressive and compliments the group’s songwriting style.

    Listening to the first few songs on the album you get a sense of what Screamer brings to the table. “Ride On,” is a rebellious anthem featuring some meaty guitar riffs and anvil pounding rhythms. The song, “Shadow Hunter,” keeps the adrenaline pumping with a powerful main driving riff that compliments the singer’s triumphantly soaring vocal delivery. I think the singer has strong voice and gives the music that extra boost of confidence and epic attitude.

    Overall, the album flows with a decent repertoire of fierce sounding metal tracks taking listener’s back to that glorious period of heavy metal music, a time before suburban kids decided it was cool to walk around with their pants below their asses. The title track off of the album is probably my favorite song, especially the main chorus section. I liked how the band put great amounts of triumphant sounding emotion into the delivery of the chorus and you feel the words vibrantly jump out through the speakers. Two other tracks worth mentioning are, “Out of the Dark” and “Towers of Babylon,” both containing tasty melodic riffs and undying heavy metal passion with each note.

    Screamer did an honorable job on this album by keeping the spirit of metal alive and by delivering their own brand of headbanging and fist raising metal. My one recommendation would be to keep pushing themselves to write those memorable and strong pieces of metal music, because that is what will keep listener’s coming back for more. Heavy metal continues to thrive and unlike most of the garbage you hear from major labels, you know bands like Screamer will be waiving the metal flag for many more years to come.


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